QE AI Lead Engineer

Company: NTT DATA
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead a cutting-edge Quality Engineering team that integrates AI/GenAI capabilities across the full SDLC. You drive a product-oriented QE portfolio, mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders to deliver measurable quality improvements. You champion shift-left testing and AI-enabled testing strategies to create value for clients. This is a hands-on leadership role shaping innovative QA approaches and tooling.

Pay / Benefits

  • tailored benefits
  • flexible work options
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • equal opportunities employer
  • Disability Confident Committed Employer
  • global-scale innovation opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the expansion of Quality Engineering assets and services
  • Guide cross-functional teams across the full SDLC beyond testing and QE
  • Mentor team on AI testing tools and methodologies
  • Champion shift-left testing and SDLC efficiencies
  • Define and track quality metrics to demonstrate value
  • Collaborate with Front-end teams and stakeholders to align on requirements
  • Build and evolve advanced test automation frameworks and AI workflows

Key requirements

  • Senior QE SDET Engineer or Senior Developer with breadth across multiple tech stacks
  • Experience with AI tools and agentic AI concepts (RAG, Langchain, OpenAI, Weaviate)
  • Hands-on product building across the full SDLC
  • Strong communication skills for non-technical stakeholders
  • Proficient in a range of testing frameworks and automation tools
  • Experience with CI/CD and containerization
  • Familiarity with performance, security and non-functional testing
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Mentoring
  • Junit
  • Jest
  • PyTest

Posted: September 14th, 2026